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cheerfulness_n of_o countenance_n guilt_n and_o shame_n cast_v down_o the_o countenance_n but_o righteousness_n and_o wisdom_n embolden_v it_o more_o particular_o in_o prayer_n as_o our_o confidence_n and_o joy_n in_o god_n be_v increase_v it_o bewray_v itself_o in_o the_o countenance_n psal._n 34._o 15._o they_o look_v unto_o he_o and_o be_v lighten_v and_o their_o face_n be_v not_o ashamed_a they_o be_v revive_v and_o encourage_v and_o come_v away_o from_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n other_o manner_n of_o person_n than_o they_o come_v to_o it_o 3._o that_o some_o kind_n of_o transformation_n be_v wrought_v by_o prayer_n appear_v by_o these_o consideration_n 1._o that_o as_o god_n be_v glorious_a in_o himself_o so_o he_o make_v he_o that_o come_v to_o he_o partaker_n of_o his_o glory_n for_o certain_o all_o communion_n with_o god_n breed_v some_o assimilation_n and_o likeness_n unto_o god_n it_o be_v clear_a in_o heavenly_a glory_n when_o we_o see_v he_o as_o he_o be_v we_o shall_v 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and_o inclination_n need_v no_o outward_a provocation_n and_o allurement_n 1_o thes._n 4._o 9_o as_o touch_v brotherly_a love_n you_o need_v not_o that_o i_o write_v unto_o you_o for_o you_o yourselves_o be_v teach_v of_o god_n to_o love_v one_o another_o god_n teach_v be_v by_o effectual_a impression_n or_o incline_v the_o heart_n it_o be_v a_o smart_a question_n that_o of_o the_o prophet_n 2_o chro._n 19_o 2._o shall_v thou_o hate_v the_o godly_a and_o love_v those_o that_o hate_v the_o lord_n sure_o a_o gracious_a heart_n can_v take_v they_o into_o his_o bosom_n he_o love_v all_o with_o a_o love_n of_o good_a will_n as_o seek_v their_o good_a but_o not_o with_o a_o love_n of_o complacency_n as_o delight_v in_o they_o our_o neighbour_n must_v be_v love_v as_o ourselves_o our_o natural_a or_o carnal_a neighbour_n as_o our_o natural_a self_n with_o a_o love_n of_o benevolence_n and_o our_o spiritual_a neighbour_n as_o our_o spiritual_a self_n with_o a_o love_n of_o complacency_n we_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v those_o that_o be_v inspire_v and_o possess_v by_o a_o spirit_n therefore_o it_o must_v be_v a_o prayer_n that_o not_o only_o have_v understanding_n and_o will_n in_o it_o but_o spirit_n and_o life_n in_o it_o however_o we_o be_v to_o put_v forth_o our_o utmost_a endeavour_n and_o raise_v the_o natural_a spirit_n as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v 2._o the_o second_o agent_n be_v the_o new_a nature_n which_o incline_v we_o to_o god_n as_o our_o chief_a good_a and_o last_o end_n this_o also_o must_v be_v take_v in_o for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v not_o blow_v as_o to_o a_o dead_a coal_n the_o new_a nature_n be_v make_v up_o of_o faith_n hope_n and_o love_n and_o all_o these_o must_v be_v act_v in_o prayer_n faith_n or_o the_o firm_a belief_n of_o god_n be_v and_o providence_n and_o covenant_n for_o how_o shall_v they_o call_v on_o he_o in_o who_o they_o have_v not_o believe_v rom._n 10._o 14._o then_o love_v to_o god_n or_o desire_v of_o the_o fruition_n of_o 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of_o the_o godly_a be_v a_o go_v out_o but_o from_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n to_o glory_n and_o immortality_n as_o israel_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n whence_o the_o second_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v call_v exodus_fw-la be_v no_o destruction_n and_o cessation_n of_o their_o be_v but_o a_o go_v out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n into_o liberty_n paul_n say_v i_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n 1._o 23._o a_o set_a sail_n for_o the_o other_o world_n in_o scripture_n language_n the_o body_n be_v the_o house_n the_o soul_n be_v the_o inhabitant_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 1._o we_o know_v that_o if_o our_o earthly_a house_n of_o this_o tabernacle_n be_v disslolve_v we_o have_v a_o build_n of_o god_n a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n the_o soul_n dwell_v in_o the_o body_n as_o a_o man_n in_o a_o house_n and_o death_n be_v but_o a_o departure_n out_o of_o one_o house_n into_o another_o not_o a_o extinction_n but_o a_o go_n from_o house_n to_o house_n 3._o the_o necessity_n of_o undergo_a it_o in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o word_n accomplish_v note_v three_o thing_n 1._o his_o mediatorial_n duty_n with_o a_o respect_n to_o god_n ordination_n and_o decree_v declare_v in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o when_o they_o be_v fulfil_v be_v say_v to_o be_v accomplish_v whatsoever_o christ_n do_v in_o the_o work_n of_o redemption_n be_v with_o respect_n to_o god_n will_v and_o eternal_a decree_n act_v 4._o 28._o to_o do_v whatsoever_o thy_o hand_n and_o counsel_n determine_v before_o to_o be_v do_v now_o this_o be_v the_o more_o bind_a being_n it_o be_v a_o declare_a counsel_n in_o the_o prophecy_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n therefore_o christ_n cry_v out_o at_o his_o death_n john_n 19_o 30._o it_o be_v finish_v or_o accomplish_v mean_v principal_o that_o the_o prophecy_n and_o figure_n and_o type_n which_o prefigure_v his_o death_n be_v all_o now_o 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